Europea otter

Europ an otter

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Location

European otter lives in Europe ,Asia and North of Africa .

Habitat

It lives in rivers in rural forest areas,with vegetation at the sides

Population

Its population is decreasing in all Europe,and it has disappeared in many areas since the 1960s

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Describtion

It IS 57 TO 79 CM LONG ,IT HAS GOT CREAM COLOURED FUR IN ITS BELLY AND THE REST IS BROWN.It weighs 7 to 12 kg.

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Food habits

European otter eats mainly fish,but it can also eat crustaceans,amphibians,insects.It hunts at night.

Reproduction

IT gives birth otter to one to four pups after 60 days of gestation.After 13 months,the baby otter is ready to live on its own.

Important Facts

It can swim and dive very well

Causes of being endangered

Pollution

Hunting

loss of habitat

My canpaing

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